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People watch a hearse containing the body of Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA, who was shot and killed on Wednesday leave after the body arrived aboard Air Force Two at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Choose your America: In the aftermath of the Kirk slaying, a snapshot of a fractured nation

12:09 AM on Friday, September 12

The governor of Utah struggled to find the right words to describe the question so many have been asking: What is happening in America

Vice President JD Vance, right, Second Lady Usha Vance, center, and Erika Kirk deplane Air Force Two, carrying the body of Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA who was shot and killed, after landing at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Vance arrives in Arizona with Charlie Kirk's casket aboard Air Force Two

9:12 PM on Thursday, September 11

Vice President JD Vance flew to Salt Lake City aboard Air Force Two to pick up Charlie Kirk's casket and transport it to his home state of Arizona

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro flashes a thumbs up while standing at the entrance of his home where he is under house arrest in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Luis Nova)

What to know after Brazil's Bolsonaro is convicted and sentenced for coup attempt

8:37 PM on Thursday, September 11

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has been convicted of attempting a coup to stay in office after losing his reelection bid in 2022

Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Sept. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Vessel struck by US military off Venezuela was heading back to shore, AP sources say

8:07 PM on Thursday, September 11

The U.S. military strike on what the Trump administration says was a drug-carrying speedboat from Venezuela came after the vessel had turned around and was headed back to shore

Boston mayoral candidate Josh Kraft campaigns outside a polling place, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Josh Kraft, son of billionaire Patriots owner, drops out of Boston mayor’s race against Michelle Wu

7:33 PM on Thursday, September 11

Son of billionaire Patriots owner Josh Kraft announced Thursday that he is dropping out Boston’s mayoral election, in which he was set to battle incumbent Michelle Wu in November

President Donald Trump shakes hands with New York Yankees Aaron Judge in the New York Yankees locker room before a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in New York. (Doug Mills//The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Trump draws cheers and boos while marking 9/11 by attending a New York Yankees game

5:49 PM on Thursday, September 11

President Donald Trump attended the New York Yankees victory over the Detroit Tigers in the Bronx, drawing mixed reactions from the crowd

The Evo A. DeConcini U.S. Courthouse in Tucson, Arizona, is seen, Thursday Sept. 11, 2025, where a judge extended a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration's effort to remove Guatemalan and Honduran children living in shelters or foster care after coming to the U.S. alone. (AP Photo/Jacques Billeaud)

Judge temporarily blocks US effort to remove dozens of immigrant Guatemalan and Honduran children

1:45 PM on Thursday, September 11

An Arizona judge has extended a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration’s effort to remove Guatemalan and Honduran children living in shelters or foster care after coming to the U.S. alone

FILE - President Donald Trump, far right, walks to the Abraham Accords signing ceremony, from left, United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Bahrain Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Sept. 15, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Israel's strike on Qatar has infuriated Arab leaders. That bodes ill for Trump's Mideast priorities

12:47 PM on Thursday, September 11

Just a few months ago, the rulers of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar welcomed President Donald Trump to their palaces with camel parades and pomp

FBI special agent in charge Robert Bohls holds a news conference regarding the shooting of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, Thursday,, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

The Latest: Officials ask for public’s help in finding Charlie Kirk shooter

8:53 AM on Thursday, September 11

Officials have released a new video of a person of interest in the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a college event in Orem, Utah

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk holds an extraordinary government meeting at the chancellery, with military and emergency services officials, following violations of Polish airspace during a Russian attack in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland via AP)

Russian drone incursion in Poland prompts NATO leaders to take stock of bigger threats

4:26 AM on Thursday, September 11

European leaders have expressed alarm over growing Russian hostility threatening their countries as Moscow’s forces pursue their invasion of Ukraine, concerns exacerbated after multiple Russian drones struck Polish soil

People place lit candles below a photo of Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA who was shot and killed, at a vigil in his memory, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Utah governor pleads for public's help in finding person who shot Charlie Kirk on university campus

3:34 AM on Thursday, September 11

The shooter who assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk and then vanished off a roof and into the woods is still at large more than 24 hours later

William Staudt, a firefighter that worked at Ground Zero on the day of the attacks, looks over a reflecting pool during a ceremony to mark the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Americans mark the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with emotional ceremonies

12:05 AM on Thursday, September 11

Americans have marked 24 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks with solemn ceremonies, volunteer work and other tributes honoring the victims

FILE - In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center right, and his daughter attend a completion and operation ceremony of Kangdong Greenhouse Farm in Pyongyang, North Korea, March 15, 2024. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

Her age — and maybe her name — are mysteries, but this girl could be North Korea's next leader

7:15 AM on Wednesday, September 3

South Korea’s spy agency says the young daughter of North Korea leader Kim Jong Un was assessed to have solidified what it calls her status as her father’s likely heir as she accompanied her father on his recent China trip

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